[–] 3 points 2 hours ago

During the Plantation of Ulster by English and Scottish settlers, a new walled city was built across the River Foyle from the old site by the Irish Society, a consortium of the livery companies of the City of London.[13] In recognition of the London investors, the 1613 charter stated "that the said city or town of Derry, for ever hereafter be and shall be named and called the city of Londonderry".

honestly worse, they did it to suck off some fucking investors

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  • [–] 1 point 4 hours ago

    pro tip: just ask for some consumable that can be had in a fancier version, like soap or spices. Stuff people can buy at markets from people who actually made it themselves.
    That way people have a good reason to visit markets and have a nice time, it supports people making handmade stuff, and you get gifts you can actually appreciate and a nice little story of where they bought it.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 hours ago*

    they were actually constructed as defence against aliens, ironically enough.

    It's the same principle as modern drivers with 5 billion lumen LED headlights aimed directly into your rear mirror, and was particularly effective since Greys have such big sensitive eyes.

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  • [–] 4 points 7 hours ago (3 children)

    my favourite part of the UK will always be how they wanted to show that they've claimed northern ireland, so what was the best they could come up with?

    Slap "london" in front of Derry, fucking beautiful. It's not just stupid, it sounds like shit too!

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